Earlham College

A fine athlete during his student years, Jackson Bailey participated in track, baseball and football. He returned to Earlham College in 1956 as a faculty member in the History Department and served in a variety of capacities. From 1961-75, Jackson was the varsity coach of the men’s volleyball team. His squad won NAIA district title in 1967 and the NAIA national championship in 1969. Jackson was inducted into the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) in the league's inaugural class in 2017.

He retired from teaching in the spring of 1994. At the time of induction, Jackson served the college as Senior Research Professor of History and Senior Advisor of the Institute for Education on Japan.